[12868] in Cypherpunks
Re: Security Consult. Needed
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sandy Sandfort)
Mon May 2 14:07:33 1994
Date: Mon, 2 May 1994 10:53:32 -0700 (PDT)
From: Sandy Sandfort <sandfort@crl.com>
To: Ed Carp <ecarp@netcom.com>
Cc: Duncan Frissell <frissell@panix.com>, CYPHERPUNKS@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.89.9405020947.A28464-0100000@netcom10>
C'punks,
On Mon, 2 May 1994, Ed Carp wrote:
> . . .
> You mean, marketing PGP to criminals?
> . . .
> Be careful with this line of reasoning. If you market PGP to a crook for
> the explicit purpose of keeping his illegal activities hidden from the
> cops, you violate at least two different laws. It's like selling lock
> picks to a known burglar. You could be prosecuted for conspiracy, aiding
> and abetting, and whatever they call interference with a police
> investigation nowadays.
Those of you who do not know Duncan Frissell personally, cannot imagine
the elfin smile he surely displayed as he penned his original post.
Humor, too, has its place in our struggle. Try to keep up, Ed.
S a n d y
